I've Been Mugged Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13446642018-02-21T11:30:00-05:00Consumer views and news since 2007 about identity theft, privacy, and corporate responsibility -- by George JenkinsTypePadIveBeenMuggedhttps://feedburner.google.comInvestigative Report By Senator Warren Details Failures By Equifax From Massive Data Breachtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b7c951e016970b2018-02-21T11:30:00-05:002018-02-21T11:40:43-05:00Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat - Massachusetts) issued a report about her office's investigation in to the massive Equifax data breach. Key findings from the report: "Equifax Set up a Flawed System to Prevent and Mitigate Data Security Problems. The breach was made possible because Equifax adopted...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/arwgH1Sj3_k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsI Approved This Facebook Message — But You Don’t Know Thattag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b7c94ff2b0970b2018-02-19T09:54:23-05:002018-02-19T09:54:23-05:00[Editor's note: today's guest post, by reporters at ProPublica, is the latest in a series about advertising and social networking sites. It is reprinted with permission.] By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, ProPublica Hundreds of federal political ads — including those from major players such as the Democratic National Committee and the Donald...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/dKtIvbx97D4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsUnilever To Social Networking Sites: Drain The Online Swamp Or Lose Businesstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b7c94f9e94970b2018-02-14T09:30:00-05:002018-02-14T09:30:00-05:00Unilever has placed tech companies and social networking sites on notice... chiefly Facebook and Google. Adweek reported: "Unilever CMO Keith Weed put the advertising community on notice Monday during a keynote speech at the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Annual Leadership Meeting in Palm Desert, Calif. Weed called for tech platforms—namely Facebook...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/w7FRatKwCaY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsFacebook’s Experiment in Ad Transparency Is Like Playing Hide And Seektag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b7c94c68c8970b2018-02-13T10:00:00-05:002018-02-13T11:17:08-05:00[Editor's note: today's guest post, by the reporters at ProPublica, explores a new global program Facebook introduced in Canada. It is reprinted with permission.] By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, ProPublica Shortly before a Toronto City Council vote in December on whether to tighten regulation of short-term rental companies, an entity called Airbnb...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/RaHuSFweVIQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsAdvertising Agency Paid $2 Million To Settle Deceptive Advertising Chargestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b8d2d83db9970c2018-02-12T09:30:00-05:002018-02-12T09:30:00-05:00The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Minneapolis-based Marketing Architects, Inc. (MAI): "... an advertising agency that created and disseminated allegedly deceptive radio ads for weight-loss products marketed by its client, Direct Alternatives, has agreed to pay $2 million to the Federal Trade Commission and State of Maine Attorney...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/trp_26m9arM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsMystery Package Scam Operating on Amazon Site. What It Is, The Implications, And Advice For Victimstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b7c94dd942970b2018-02-08T10:00:00-05:002018-02-09T12:38:56-05:00Last fall, a couple living in a Boston suburb started receiving packages they didn't order from Amazon, the popular online retailer. The Boston Globe reported that the couple living in Acton, Massachusetts: "... contacted Amazon, only to be told that the merchandise was paid for with a gift card. No...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/To6rYDUjdYA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsCFPB Backs Off Investigating The Massive Equifax Breachtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b7c94d80dc970b2018-02-07T09:00:00-05:002018-02-12T11:09:37-05:00MarketWatch reported on Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has: "... scaled back its investigation into a data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax Reuters reported Monday. The CFPB's interim director Mick Mulvaney, appointed by the Trump administration, has not followed "routine steps" that would be involved in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/e3KI0mbRk_M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsDuckDuckGo Introduces New Privacy Browsertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401bb09f08af2970d2018-02-06T09:30:00-05:002018-02-12T11:11:32-05:00Readers of this blog are familiar with DuckDuckGo, the popular search engine for privacy which doesn't track you nor maintain logs of your search queries. For even more online privacy, DuckDuckGo has has introduced a web browser mobile app for your smartphone or tablet. Benefits of this new browser app:...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/EE4DmaoBIn0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsFresenius Medical Care To Pay $3.5 Million For 5 Small Data Breaches During 2012tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401bb09efbeb2970d2018-02-05T08:30:00-05:002018-02-02T13:58:13-05:00Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement agreement regarding five small data breaches the Massachusetts-based healthcare organization experienced during 2012. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. does business under the name Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA). This represents one of the largest HIPAA settlements ever...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/2YfICA-MEss" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsNew Data Breach Legislation Proposed In North Carolinatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b8d2d656bd970c2018-02-01T11:00:00-05:002018-02-01T11:19:52-05:00After a surge in data breaches in North Carolina during 2017, state legislators have proposed stronger data breach laws. The National Law Review explained what prompted the legislative action: "On January 8, 2018, the State of North Carolina released its Security Breach Report 2017, which highlights a 15 percent increase...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/WE-fdJmUPEs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsHealth Experts To Facebook: Turn Off Messenger Kidstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401bb09ee0729970d2018-01-30T14:15:00-05:002018-01-30T13:37:52-05:00In December 2017, Facebook launched its Messenger Kids service for children ages six to 13. The service includes a free video calling and messaging app where children can connect only with parent-approved contacts. The ad-free service includes masks, frames, stickers and GIFs for children to, "ids can create fun videos...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/EW6v3i588SM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George JenkinsFitness Device Usage By U.S. Soldiers Reveal Sensitive Location And Movement Datatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008d035db883401b8d2d4ad61970c2018-01-29T11:59:00-05:002018-01-30T15:21:08-05:00Useful technology can often have unintended consequences. The Washington Post reported about an interactive map: "... posted on the Internet that shows the whereabouts of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit also reveals highly sensitive information about the locations and activities of soldiers at U.S. military bases, in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IveBeenMugged/~4/f86UiuIyfhc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>George Jenkins